BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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The Scottish National Party has launched its first major election poster, which accuses Labour of letting down the Scottish NHS. It believes that health could be Labour’s Achilles heel in Scotland, and is claiming that the median wait for outpatients has actually increased since 1997. The poster launch comes on the day that Labour is… Read more »
Prime Minister Tony Blair today said that if re-elected Labour could not “afford one moment of complacency” on the economy. He said the troubles at MG Rover at Longbridge showed how fast the world changed and why “we have … to keep preparing our country for the next challenge.” And he pledged a £250 million… Read more »
